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Question

How do I open old .cwk files in Mac Lion?

Oct 13, 2011 5:43AM PDT

I have .cwk files that I was able to open in Mac before, but now I cannot open them in Lion. Can anyone tell me how to convert the file into Excel? Or whatever I have to do to be able to open them now that I have upgraded to Lion? I now have Microsoft Office 2011.

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Link comment.
Oct 13, 2011 5:49AM PDT
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How do I open old .cwk files in Mac Lion?
Oct 13, 2011 5:54AM PDT

What is PAGES?

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(NT) An Apple app.
Oct 13, 2011 6:03AM PDT
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As you obviously do not have iWork,
Oct 13, 2011 8:00AM PDT

try this:
Right click on one of the files that you want to open. As you mentioned Excel, let's start with an Appleworks Spreadsheet.
Now choose "open with" and if Excel does not appear in the list, choose Other.
Now navigate to your copy of Excel.
Choose it and see if it opens that spreadsheet.
If it does, great. Save it as an Excel Spreadsheet and move along.